Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis show the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative said the attack made him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
